Networking Tech Tips

Let's face it. Networking is hard.

That's probably a good thing. If it were easy, everyone would have already done it, and there wouldn't be any opportunity left for us.

It's hard, but if we're willing to learn some skills, there is unlimited potential to build a business.

As Mark Yarnell has stated, "All good networkers started out as bad networkers."

How do we become good networkers?

The answer is surprisingly simple.

In a recent "Freakonomics Blog" entry, Stephen Dubner emphasizes that deliberate practice is far more important than raw talent when it comes to success.

And the steps to deliberate practice?

1. Setting specific goals.
2. Obtaining immediate feedback.
3. Concentrating as much on technique as on outcome.

So, get on the phone with another networker (she doesn't even have to be in the same business!) and make calls!

Have fun. Talk about the results. And focus on how you did and not how the person you called responded.

By the way, this is another reason you want to have 3-way calling on your phone.